Is this a Barred Rock? Marans? Dominique?

[Happy Chooks]

She's a Dominique.

 

[cubalaya]

my dominiques never laid an egg that dark or had a feather pattern like that. cuckoo maran.

 

[matthewschickens]

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[SC_Hugh]

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Interesting.

Dark brown egg color - yes

Rose comb - no

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/get_item_docmsr_cuckoo-maran-st-run.htm

Cuckoo Marans are a rare breed of chicken that has black and white banded feathers similar in appearance to a barred rock. The males are lighter colored than females. The maran's eggs are a distinctive dark chocolate brown color. These are clean-legged, single comb birds. Average mature weight: roosters 8 lbs., hens 7 lbs.

 

[blckbrnfamly]

I'm in NO way any kind of expert on this... but she looks just like my two Dominiques. She's very pretty!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

yes, I went through this a while back. I turned out to have a barred rock. However, I also was enlightened that dominiques do not lay dark brown eggs, only a light brown like my barred rock.

So I would have to agree that you have at least a Maran mix.

Pretty hen !!

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

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Interesting.

Dark brown egg color - yes

Rose comb - no

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/get_item_docmsr_cuckoo-maran-st-run.htm

Cuckoo Marans are a rare breed of chicken that has black and white banded feathers similar in appearance to a barred rock. The males are lighter colored than females. The maran's eggs are a distinctive dark chocolate brown color. These are clean-legged, single comb birds. Average mature weight: roosters 8 lbs., hens 7 lbs.

She is a dominiques. That looked like a pea comb to me also, but it is a rose comb. hers is small because she is female.

 

[SC_Hugh]

oooppps, I wrote Rose Comb - no,

I meant to say Single Comb - no.

My bad,

Hugh

 

[australorpchick]

Perhaps a Dominque/CM mix? I think there's a CM roo making the rounds pretending to be a different breed. I bought a BR pullet from a guys who buys hundred from the hatchery. Found out when she started laying #4 eggs on the maran egg chart, that she's a CM. She's my best layer. XL/Jumbo round eggs every day, since she hit 6 months.

 

[al6517]

I agree with the masses.

AL